Combination-tool.



No. 656,622. Patented Aug. 28, I960.

W. J. BARNES.

COMBINATION TOOL.

(Application filed Mar. 30, 1900.

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TH! NORRIS PETERS C ASHINGTON D C NITED STATES PATENT (firms WILLIS J.BARNES, or MILAN, KANSAS, ASSIGNOR TO ETA. PHILLIPPI, L. B. PI-IILLIPPI,B. E. PHILLIPPI, AND F. BROWN, OF SAME PLACE.

COMBINATION-TOOL.

srnorrxonrrron forming part of Letters Patent No. 656, 22 dated August2s,;19oo. Application filed March 30, 1900. Seria1No.10 773. ,(Ncmodel.)

peculiar features of construction and combi-" nations of parts,'as willbehereinafter described and claimed; and in order that it may be fullyunderstood I will proceed to describe it with reference to theaccompanyingdrawings, in which- I Figurel is a perspective view of theimplement adapted for use as a wire tightener or stretcher. Fig. 2 is avertical longitudinal section of the same. Fig. 3 is across-sectiontaken on theline III III'of Fig. 2. Fig.4 is a top View of part of thedevice. Fig. 5 is a side view of the device as arranged for use as apipe-wrench.

Referring to the drawings 1n detail, where likereferencenumeralsdesignate corresponding parts, 1 designates a handle of any suit-v abletype and provided with a shank 2, serrated in its upper and lower edges,as at 3,

and terminating at its front end in a toothed 1 foot 4:,the latter beingriveted, as at 5, or otherwise secured to the end of the shank. 6designates a sleeve fitting loosely upon the shank and providedatdiagonally-oppo;

site points with cross-pins 7, extending trans- ,versely of thesleeve-opening in orderthat when the sleeve iscanted slightly said pinsshall engage certain serrations 3, and thus revent the sleeve slippingon the shank. he normal position of the sleeve, as shown most clearly inFig. 2,is with the pins engaging serrations of the shank, a springSbeing riveted tothe sleeve,.as shown at 9, and below the cross-pin 10,and pressing at itsrear end against the handle or the shank, accordingto the position-of the sleeve upon. the latter, so as to hold the sleevecanted, or, in

other words, with said pins engaging the serrations in the upper andlower sides of the shank, as hereinbefore explained. To adjust thesleeve uponthe shank, it isnecessary to press forward and rearwardagainst its upper and lower edges sufficiently to disengage said pinsfrom said serrations, the spring yielding under such pressure andpermitting the sleeveto be lnanipulated. 'As soon as such pressure isremoved the spring throws the sleeve back to its original and operativeposition, as shown clearlyin Fig. 2, and automatically looks it againstsliding movement on the shank. This shank and spring-locked sleeve maybe used in conjunction with a device for stretching or tightening thestrands of wire fences or for screwing or unscrewing pipes, as shown,respectively, in Figs. 1 to 4, inclusive, and Fig. 5. In both cases thesleeve carries a screw-bolt 11, with its head 12 countersunk,preferably; in one side of the sleeve, and a securing-nut13countersunkin'the other side of the sleeve, and to relieve the bolt ofwear and eliminate chance of it becoming unscrewed in operation of theimplement said bolt is preferably provided with a sleeve or collar 14.Mounted pivotally on said sleeve or collar in Figs. 1, 2, 3, and 4 is abrace-rod 15, terminating in a sharpened forked end 16,

adapted to bite into the fence-post and prevent slippage. of theimplement.

. 18, and terminating in diverging hook-arms 19, adapted to fit over thewire tobc stretched or tightened.

In securing the brace and the double hook in position the screw-bolt isfirst removed by means of a screw driver or equivalent device.

its original position and thenut 13 held in the proper countersink until(see Figs. 1 and 3) the bolt is screwed home. Should there be anytendency in the sleeve 6 to spring in ward, it is obvious the collar orsleeve 14: will resist and prevent the brace 15 and double site sides ofthe post and engaging the wire. With the shank as a'fulcrum" the handleis now depressed, and the efii'ect is to pull the wire strand forward,as indicated in Fig. 2. When properly stretched or tightened, it issecured in its new position by staples or in any other suitable orpreferred manner.

When it is desired to utilize this implement as a pipe-wrench, the foot4 forms the stationary orinner jaw, the brace and double hook areremoved, and the arm or movable jaw is pivoted upon the screw-bolt orits collar 14, said jaw being provided with an obtuse-angle inner face21, against which and the inner jaw or foot 4 the pipe 22 is clamped bythe proper adjustment of the sleeve 6 upon shank 2, the spring 8 lookingit reliably at the desired point. By having theserrations 3 sufticientlyfine and close together and the cross-pins 7 sufficiently small at theirinner sides it is obvious that an exceedingly-fine adjustment of thesleeve upon the shank may be obtained.

The device can be manipulated with ease and, quickness, the operatorwith one hand grasping the handle and with the other adjusting thesleeve and the contiguous parts.

From the above description it will be apparent that I have produced animplement of the type described possessing the advantageous featuresenumerated as desirable in the statement of invention, and it is to beunderstood that while I have illustrated the preferred embodiment of theinvention I reserve the right to make such changes as properly fallwithin the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters ate t e- 1. In an implement of the characterdescribed, a shank "serrated at'its upper and lower sides, a sleeve 6,mounted slidingly thereon, and provided with cross-pins 7, atdiagonally-opposite points, a spring 8 having one end fitting in thesleeve and riveted thereto as at 9, a pivot-bolt mounted in the sleeveabove the spring, a nut engaging said 'boltand countersunk in thesleeve, a collar or sleeve 14, upon the bolt and bearing endwise againstsleeve 6, and an arm pivotally mounted on said collar or sleeve withinsleeve 6, all arranged substantially as described.

2. In a tool of the character described, a shank serrated at its upperand lower sides, a sleeve mounted slidingly thereon, and provided withdiagonally-opposite cross-pins, a spring secured to the sleeve andadapted to cant the same and hold said crosspins. in engagement withcertain of said serrations, a bolt bridging the sleeve above saidspring, a brace pivoted on the bolt and adapted to bite against afence-post, and a double hook pivvoted on the bolt and formed of asingle wire,

by bending the latter at its middle, as at 17, and near said bendforming double loops or coils 18, and hook-arms 19, substantially asdescribed.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature inthe presence of twowitnesses.

WILLIS J. BARNES. Witnesses:

F. M. RoBsoN, D. L. PIERCE.

